(A) Generally. Any person owning, keeping or harboring a dog determined as set forth above to be dangerous or potentially dangerous shall register such dog with the Sheriff’s Office within five business days of such determination or may, in lieu of any hearing, register such dog voluntarily, which such voluntary registration shall constitute an admission and determination that the dog is dangerous or potentially dangerous.
(B) Relief from civil penalty. Voluntary registration of a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog by the owner, keeper or harborer thereof prior to a determination that a dog is dangerous, or within five business days of an event establishing reasonable cause to believe that a dog is potentially dangerous or dangerous or of the acquisition of a potentially dangerous or dangerous, whichever later occurs, shall relieve such person from assessment of a civil penalty for any violation of this subchapter occurring between such date, event or acquisition and the date of registration.
(C) Permanent identification mark required. Each dog registered as set forth above shall be assigned a registration number by the Sheriff’s Office, which shall be affixed to the dog by permanent chip implant, tattoo or some other permanent means by or at the expense of the owner, keeper or harborer of the dog. No person shall remove such identification mark once it is assigned and affixed.
(Ord. 2013-24, passed 9-15-2013) Penalty, see § 90.99